Ha Wei

Assistant Professor Ha Wei is currently a Research Professor in Education Policy and Management at the Graduate School of Education and a faculty associate at the Institute of Education Economics at Peking University. Prior to joining the Peking University, he served seven years as economist and senior economist with UNDP and UNICEF in the United States and Africa. Professor Ha received his dual BA in Economics and Political Science and MA in Education Economics from Peking University and his PhD in Public Policy from Harvard University. He has published more than 20 articles and book chapters in a wide-range of fields including education economics, public health, migration, and development economics. He received the best paper award from the China Economic Review in 2016. His current research focuses on the impact evaluation of key national education policies in China such as the Rural Compulsory Education Finance Reform, and China’s efforts to build “World Class Universities” through the 211 and 985 Projects. He teaches courses on Education Policy Analysis (graduate); Impact Evaluation of Education Program (graduate); Theories and Practices of International Organizations (undergraduate and graduate)